News stories from Saturday January 8, 1972
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Senator George McGovern, a Democratic presidential candidate, said at a news conference in Washington that he was convinced after talking by telephone to a North Vietnamese official in Paris last week that American prisoners of war would be released if the United States set a date for ending all military operations in Indochina. [New York Times]
- John Lindsay, in the sharpest attack on his competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination yet, charged that some were hypocritical in opposing the Vietnam war now after voting "for every measure to continue the senseless, immoral and infamous war." Mr. Lindsay, campaigning in Florida, also said he favored repeal of the criminal laws against the possession of marijuana. [New York Times]
- The first nongovernmental medical specialist to inspect the pictures and X-rays of the body of President Kennedy taken soon after he was assassinated said that the items "eliminate any doubt completely" that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin. Until last week, only representatives of the government were given access to the items, and not even members of the Warren Commission saw them. [New York Times]
- The Price Commission allowed retail stores to report only aggregate price increases, instead of item by item listings, if they wish. A spokesman said that although the new method would be harder to check, it would save the stores money. Also, the Cost of Living Council exempted the United States Postal Service from price controls and approved an increase in third-class rates. [New York Times]